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BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Controversies Research and downgraded BHP Billiton in its ESG Rating Research, a move that could impact on the portfolio construction and screens of asset managers and owners around the world. Michael Salvatico, executive director, MSCI MSCI recently ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... also assessed environmental, social and governance (ESG) data as part of its research and factor-based portfolio construction, and clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific are interested in building ESG data into their mandates, said Michael Hunstad ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth Bank managing director asset finance. "In particular, we see huge potential for the transport, agriculture and construction industries to realise major benefits from upgrading to energy efficient technologies, including fuel efficient vehicles ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... confident in the data - we will assess if it produces alpha for our fund, and then the scores go into the fund's construction." The report warns that there is "no place to hide" from climate change risks, if for no other reason than other actors are ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... renewable energy by 2020. Currently, total renewable energy capacity in Australia that is either installed or under construction is around 5,000MW, which is approximately 50% of the target, QIC noted. PARF is expected to generate more than 3,000GWh of ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... investments, such as AU$67 million to Australia's third largest wind farm at Ararat in Victoria, AU$68 million towards the construction of a green building in Geelong, to stretch the design of the $120m 14-level commercial office tower to a market leading ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... "The Protocol has significance relevance to areas such as resources, mining and minerals processing, property and construction, and even the likes of industrial manufacturing, retail and consumer products and tourism," Petersen said. "In each case, you'll ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible for the project development, EPC and O&M. The plant was constructed by national surveying and infrastructure construction company OTOC Limited. The project was completed in 10 months, despite the remote location of the mine. Power is being ...

ARENA providing funding support for bio-energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... diligence activities required for financial close and "preliminary work to support the procurement of engineering and construction services," ARENA said. The business case is due for completion by November and ARENA can recover the funding amount if ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... thousands." By investing equity early into renewable energy projects, the strategy can more effectively accelerate the construction of commercially viable projects, Yates said, with the goal of having a long-term stream of revenue from the asset by selling ...